Railroad-rail



(No Model.)

H. W. LIBBBY RAILROAD RAIL.

No. 411,344. Patented Sept. 17, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOSEA IV. LIBBEY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

RAI LROAD-RAI L.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 411,344, datedSeptember 1'7, 1889. Application filed November 16, 1888. Serial No.291,052. lNo model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, I'TOSEA W.L1'BBEY,a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, in the countyof Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Rails, ofwhich the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,is a specification.

The object of my invention is to producea rail for steam-railroads inwhich the jar or jolting of the car passing over said rails will be verymaterially reduced.

The invention consists of a rail constructed with a tread connected tothe lower flange by means of two V-shaped webs set at an angle oppositeto each other, all as hereinafter fully described, and pointed out inthe claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a railembodying my invention with the lower flanges spread somewhat apart.Fig. 2 represents a similar rail with the lower flanges in contact witheach other.

A represents the tread or head of the rail.

B B are V-shaped webs, each formed on an angle opposite to the other andconnected at their upper ends to the tread A and at their lower ends toflanges O O, which rest upon the sleepers. By forming the webs on anangle, as shown, great sustaining power is obtained,while the webs arefree to act as springs and allow of a slight depression of the tread Awhen a heavy weight--such as a caris passing over them, and readilyassuming their normal position when the weight is removed. By thepeculiar formation of the webs B a diamond-shaped space D is leftbetween them, which may be utilized for carrying electric or otherwires, hand-holes E being formed in the webs at suitable intervals, sothat workmen may have ready access to the same for making repairs andsuch like.

In Fig. 2 I have shown a rail with the lower flanges C C touching eachother; but I prefer that a space should be left between them, as shownat F, Fig. l.

WVhat I claim as my invention is- 1. Arailroad-rail consisting of atread,two V-shaped webs set at an angle opposite to each other andseparated at their lower ends, and flanges to rest upon the sleepers,substantially as shown and described.

2. A railroad-rail consisting of a tread with two dependent arms, eachforming a V-shaped Web, and a flange to rest upon the sleepers, theV-shaped webs being set at an angle opposite to eachother,wherebyacertain amount of elasticity is given to the rail, substantiallyas set forth.

3. A railroad-rail consisting of the tread A, V-shaped webs B, providedwith hand-holes E, and flanges C, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 29th day of October, A.D. 1888.

HOSEA W. LIBBEY.

Witnesses:

J AMES R. BUENs, CHAS. STEERE.

